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Melina · Registered User Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 5

Heh.. just wondering. I'm hoping on getting the Revolution myself.

Folkert · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:02 pm Post subject:

I voted for the Playstation3 as I am going to get it as soon as it releases. However I know myself and I will purchase the XBOX first as it comes out earlier.

Tygon · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:05 pm Post subject:

I already got a DS so that one is out for me. THe PSP has no games that really interest me at the moment so I will wait with it.

Regarding the next-gen consoles, for me it comes down to the games. I will get the one that has the most games I want. Usually the means that Nitendo consoles are out since I only want the Metroid games. Anyway, since I have an X-Box I voted for the X-Box 360 but I highly doubt that i will get it when it gets out, unless it has some REALLY great games at its launch.

Melina · Registered User Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 5

Playstation 3 may be a bad choice. They have begun to focus more on the gaming market instead of the systems. The Revolution, however, has everything Playstation 3 can offer (within the system itself) and more. Nintendo is in good terms with Square-Enix and it's hard for old friends to keep their differences, especially when they are this good with each other. I have high hopes for the Revolution and it's game downloading capabilities. Buying a Revolution is like buying every main stream NES, Super Nintendo, and Nintendo 64 game along with a new console, for maybe less than 225 dollars. Tell me, why do you think the XBox 360 or the Playstation 3 has more benefits?

Solis · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject:

There should be a "none of the above" option... I'm personally not planning on ever getting a console... My PC is more than enough for my gaming needs... plus it's upgradeable!

Elfen_Furry · Moderator Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 2601 Location: NYC NY

I'm still on my Commodore and Atari Games... Sheesh!

shroom · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:54 pm Post subject:

I'm also in the 'prefer PCs' camp. A very few console only titles have interested me. I'd love Halo for PC, because I dispise joysticks as an FPS interface, mainly because they are relative instead of absolute positioning. If I were to get one, the revolution would tempt me because of the downloadable classic games. They really were fun.

francesis · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject:

I'll eventually get both the Revolution and 360 in that order.

Tygon · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 2:02 am Post subject:

Joshua Fox · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 2:10 am Post subject:

Tygon · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 2:19 am Post subject:

Henry_Hound · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 2:51 am Post subject:

A but cartridges have their advantages as well, on some games built in memory, no memory cards that get lost or stepped on. Pluss in my experiance not as easily damaged as games on compact disk.

anthony · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:01 am Post subject:

The nice things about cartridges is that they load almost instantly.
(They're also more difficult to pirate as SEGA, SONY and M$ have learned to their chagrin)

The downside, though, is that they usually have more limited space than a CD, and definitely does not allow for swapping in mid-game.

Anyway, I voted for the Revolution, and not only because I have every nintendo machine ever made(except the VR-boy, which is impossible to get, and the SP, which I don't want), but also because, unlike the competition, it's a GAME machine, and doesn't have delusions of grandeur like the PS-3 or the Xcrate 359.
(I already have a GOOD DVD-player and a VERY good Amp)

Now, if only the new Metroid game for the DS could come soon, so that I would have a decent game to play on it...

Tygon · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:52 am Post subject:

Microsoft must really have done something horrible to you, Anthony that you can't even spell their name or the name of their product properly anymore. Any why do I never hear anything from you about the tyrannic things Nintendo has done in the late 80s and early 90s when they dominated the video game market like Microsoft does with the PC market now?

Cartridges are also MUCH more expensive to produce for the game developers and do you honestly think the Playstation would have sold so well if you wouldn't have been able to copy its games?

Not to mentions that cartridge games are not as save as most people think. Game Boy Advance games are easily pirated for example.

Xaqtly · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:22 am Post subject:

For the current gen, I was really gung ho about the consoles and I bought a PS2 and a Gamecube on the days they were released, respectively. I got an Xbox a bit later, but eventually I had all three. Since then I've realized that the only thing that really got me were a bunch of not-really-that-good launch titles, I still had to wait a year before the really good games started coming out for them.

So I'll probably get all three next gen consoles too, but this time I doubt I'll be in such a hurry to get them. I'm really looking forward to more Zelda and Metroid on the Revolution, more GTA, Gran Turismo, Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank etc. on the PS3 and hopefully some good stuff on the Xbox 360 too.